A review by sngsweelian
The Investigation by Jung-Myung Lee

5.0

Beautifully written story about the Japanese occupation of Korea. Although a fictinalised account of the plight of Korean prisoners in Japan, the story is inspired by a real Korean poet Yun Dong Ju. The prisoners' love of books, poetry and music is absolutely moving and their feeble but valiant attempts to protect and preserve what little literature they can remember while in captivity is truly inspiring. Excellent book!